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� 31 st December 2005: Almost all regulations of the ElektroG entered into force;
and
� 24 th March 2006: Free of charge disposal entered into force.
Table 21-1: EEE Put on the Market and Collected in Germany (2006).
Product Product category
category
Large Household
Appliances
Small Household
Appliances
IT & Telecommunications
Equipment
Put Put on on on the
the
Market
Market
Weight
(tonnes)
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Collected Collected Amount Amount
Treated Treated Amount
Amount
B2C B2B Total Germany Other MS
Weight
(tonnes)
Weight
(tonnes)
Weight
(tonnes)
Weight
(tonnes)
Weight
(tonnes)
723,547 447,393 14,673 462,066 455,690 3,235
144,877 41,621 1,206 42,827 36,038 6,138
314,898 86,573 15,762 102,336 89,960 7,196
Consumer Equipment 334,018 108,149 4,607 112,757 111,729 242
Lighting Equipment 90,969 x 375 375 70 192
Gas discharge lamp 25,556 5,551 x 5,551 5,401 150
Electrical and Electronic
Tools
Toys, Sports & Leisure
Equipment
118,695, 10,683 899 11,582 11,001 449
25.172 2.534 2.062 4.596 4.524 36
Medical Products 25.711 741. 2.932 3.673 1.807 1,273
Monitoring & Control
Instruments
18.497 948 231 1,179 869 89
Automatic Dispensers 14,972 5,592 1,366 6,958 5,776 55
Sum Sum
1,836,913 1,836,913 709,787 709,787 44,113 44,113 753,900 753,900 753,900 734,844 734,844 19,055
19,055
Source: BMU, Data on WEEE in Germany in the year 2006 - BMU Explanations for the report to the EU-
Commission, 5.09.2008
21.3 Key Organisations Involved in Implementation and
Management
The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act designates the responsibilities of
"registering", "coordinating collection" and "issuing instructions for the provision of
containers" to the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) as the "Competent Authority"
(central register). However, the Act provides for the Competent Authority to transfer